User Guide

Stroke object 281
stroke.space
Availability
Flash MX 2004.
Usage
stroke.space
Description
Property; a string that specifies the spacing of a hatched line. This property is available only if the
stroke.style property is set to "hatched". Acceptable values are "very close", "close",
"distant", and "very distant".
Example
The following example sets the space property to "close" for a stroke style of hatched:
var myStroke = fl.getDocumentDOM().getCustomStroke();
myStroke.style = "hatched";
myStroke.curve = "straight";
myStroke.space = "close";
myStroke.jiggle = "wild";
myStroke.rotate = "free";
myStroke.length = "slight";
myStroke.hatchThickness = "thin";
fl.getDocumentDOM().setCustomStroke( myStroke );
stroke.style
Availability
Flash MX 2004.
Usage
stroke.style
Description
Property; a string that describes the stroke style. Acceptable values are "noStroke", "solid",
"dashed", "dotted", "ragged", "stipple", and "hatched". Some of these values require
additional properties of the stroke object to be set, as described in the following list:
• If value is "solid" or "noStroke", there are no other properties.
• If value is "dashed", there are two additional properties: "dash1" and "dash2".
• If value is "dotted", there is one additional property: "dotSpace".
• If value is "ragged", there are three additional properties: "pattern", "waveHeight", and
"waveLength".
• If value is "stipple", there are three additional properties: "dotSize", "variation", and
"density".
• If value is "hatched", there are six additional properties: "hatchThickness", "space",
"jiggle", "rotate", "curve", and "length".